Research
Chief Scientist Office supports and promotes high quality research aimed at improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of services offered by NHSScotland and securing lasting improvements to the health of the people of Scotland.
Cochrane is a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health.
Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
Economic and Social Research Council is the UK’s largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues. They support independent, high quality research which has an impact on business, the public sector and the third sector.
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe.
Faculty of Public Health is the standard setting body for specialists in public health in the United Kingdom.
GOV.UK is the website for the UK government and includes information and services for citizens and businesses, detailed guidance for professionals, information on government and policy.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland is the national healthcare improvement organisation for Scotland.
Health and Social Care Information Centre is the national provider of information, data and IT systems for commissioners, analysts and clinicians in health and social care.
Health Systems Evidence is a comprehensive, free access point for evidence to support policy makers, stakeholders and researchers interested in how to strengthen or reform health systems or in how to get cost-effective programs, services and drugs to those who need them.
Information Services Division provides health information, health intelligence, statistical services and advice that support the NHS in progressing quality improvement in health and care and facilitates robust planning and decision making.
Institute for Fiscal Studies is Britain’s leading independent microeconomic research institute. Its research remit is one of the broadest in public policy analysis, covering subjects from tax and benefits to education policy, from labour supply to corporate taxation.
Investing In Prevention and Early Intervention, making the case for investment in prevention and early intervention. Tools and frameworks to help local authorities and the NHS.
King’s Fund is an independent charity working to improve health and health care in England, helping to shape policy and practice through research and analysis; promote understanding of the health and social care system; and bring people together to learn, share knowledge and debate.
NICE Decisions Support Unit commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to provide a research and training resource to support the Institute’s Technology Appraisal Programme.
NICE Evidence Search is a unique index of authoritative, evidence-based information from hundreds of trustworthy and accredited sources.
Nuffield Trust is an authoritative and independent source of evidence-based research and policy analysis for improving health care in the UK.
Office of Health Economics provides authoritative resources, research and analyses in health economics, health policy and health statistics both through independent research and in consultancy. Their work informs decision making about health care and pharmaceutical issues at the UK, regional and international levels.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development works with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change; measures productivity and global flows of trade and investment; analyses and compares data to predict future trends; sets international standards on a wide range of things, from agriculture and tax to the safety of chemicals.
Public Health England brings together public health specialists from more than 70 organisations into a single public health service.
PBMA for HE Evaluation, funded study to road-test PBMA in three English Regions.
RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to help improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.
ResearchGate connects researchers and makes it easy for them to share and access scientific output, knowledge, and expertise.
Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics provides access to a wide range of information and statistics on: health, education, poverty, unemployment, housing, population, crime and social/community issues in Scotland. The data is available at a range of different geographic levels.
Social Science Research Network is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.
Society for Medical Decision Making works to improve health outcomes through the advancement of proactive systematic approaches to clinical decision making and policy-formation in health care by providing a scholarly forum that connects and educates researchers, providers, policy-makers, and the public.
UK Data Service is a comprehensive resource to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.